Election Day 2014

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A sign points to a polling station at The Coliseum in St Petersburg, Floridan Nov. 4, 2014.With all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives up for election Tuesday, Republicans are expected to expand their majority and may take control of the Senate amid dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama, whose approval ratings have dipped to 38 percent.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters stand in line before polls open at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Head precinct judge Deloris Reid-Smith (in yellow) reads the voters' oath to poll workers before opening the polls at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Hands of poll workers are placed on a Bible as head precinct judge Deloris Reid-Smith reads the voters' oath to poll workers before polls open at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters stand in line to cast ballots at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

"I Voted" stickers lay a table before polls open at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters cast ballots at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters chat while reviewing sample ballots at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Local resident Marybeth Davenport (L) casts her ballot at a polling place at the town hall in Jamestown, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters cast their ballots at a polling place at Eastern Market in Washington, DC, Nov. 4, 2014, Recent polls show Republicans pulling ahead in the battle for power in Washington despite races in Alaska, North Carolina and other states remaining very close.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters wait in line before the polls open to cast their votes in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race between Republican incumbent Scott Walker and Democratic gubernatorial challenger Mary Burke at Jefferson Elementary School in Milwaukee, Wisonsin Nov. 4, 2014. Walker is running in a tight race against opponent Mary Burke.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Washington, DC, Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Cory Gardner, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Colorado, joins supporters on in south Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo., early Nov. 4, 2014. Gardner is facing Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall in a pitched battle for the seat.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters fill in their ballots at a polling station in the Upper East Side of New York Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Melvin Clay (L) of the DC Cannabis Campaign holds a sign urging voters to legalize marijuana, at the Eastern Market polling station in Washington D.C. Nov. 4, 2014. Voters in the U.S. capital and two West Coast states will decide on Tuesday during national midterm elections whether to legalize marijuana in a test for broader cannabis legalization efforts across the United States.

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters wait to cast their ballots in Detroit, Michigan Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A father helps his son vote in a special "Kids Vote" at a polling station in Northside Elementary School Nov. 4, 2014 in Midway, Kentucky. The "Kids Vote" is designed to encourage children to exercise their right to vote when they reach legal voting age.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A voter casts his ballot at a fire station that serves as a polling station in Climax, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) is running in a tight race against Republican opponent and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thom Tillis for her seat in the U.S. Senate.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

18-month old Serenity Daniels, wearing a campaign sticker in support of Democrat challenger for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, waits to shake hands with the candidate, who was greeting morning commuters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A voter casts his ballot at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Kentucky voters line up to cast their ballots in the nation's midterm election at Northside Elementary School Nov. 4, 2014 in Midway, Kentucky. Voter turnout in the morning appeared to be strong in a contest that features Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) running against challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes (D-KY).

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (2nd R) stands with supporters after voting Nov. 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Landrieu is in a tight race against two republicans, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness.

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A campaign volunteer places a sign for a write-in candidate outside a polling place Nov. 4, 2014 near Ferguson, Missouri. In last April’s election only 1,484 of Ferguson's 12,096 registered voters cast ballots. Community leaders are hoping for a much higher turnout for this election. Following riots sparked by the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer, residents of this majority black community on the outskirts of St. Louis have re-examined race relations in the region and hope to take a more active role in the region's politics. Two-thirds of Ferguson’s population is African American, but five of its six city council members are white, as is its mayor, six of seven school board members and 50 of its 53 police officers.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Election workers check in voters at a polling place Nov. 4, 2014 near Ferguson, Missouri. In last April’s election only 1,484 of Ferguson's 12,096 registered voters cast ballots. Following riots sparked by the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson residents of this majority black community on the outskirts of St. Louis have hope to take a more active role in the region's politics. Two-thirds of Ferguson’s population is African American, but five of its six city council members are white, as is its mayor, six of seven school board members and 50 of its 53 police officers.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo and his girlfriend, television personality Sandra Lee, greet voters during the at the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco November 4, 2014 in Mt Kisco, New York.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

First time voter Erasho Simmons, 19, waits for his father after casting his ballot at Holmes School Senior Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

People mark their ballots at a swimming pool used as a polling place in Los Angeles, California Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Former Florida Governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist talks with a supporter at a call center during a campaign stop in Tampa, Florida November 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Election Clerk Marilin Malson marks the spot for a voter signature with a presidential ruler Nov. 4, 2014 in Hayes Township, Franklin County near Ottawa, Kansas. A tight race between independent candidate, Greg Orman and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) brought voters to the polls in the Kansas midterm elections.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Women vote at a polling station inside a local grocery store in National City, California Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A worker cleans a stage to prepare for a celebration for Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo once the results of the U.S. gubernatorial race are official in New York, Nov. 4, 2014.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

A voter wears a button with the image of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by a white police officer, after casting his ballot in Ferguson, Missouri Nov. 4, 2014. Black anger at a local Democrat's handling of the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has given the Republican candidate some hope of winning the race for St Louis County executive for first time since the 1980s.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn talks with supporter Adam Magnus while out encouraging people to vote Nov.4, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. Nunn is running in a tight race against Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

With less than two hours remaining of open polls on midterm elections day, volunteer Anne Scerbo makes phone calls to encourage votes for Democratic challenger for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, at the York County Democratic Headquarters, November 4, 2014. Mark Makela/REUTERS

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst casts her ballot on election day at the polling place in her hometown fire department Nov. 4, 2014 in Red Oak, Iowa. According to the polls, Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with her opponent, Democratic candidate Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), and the election in Iowa could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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U.S. votes in mid-term elections

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Flawn Academic Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus Nov. 4, 2014 in Austin, Texas. Tamir Kalifa/AP Photo